VCU vs VUU Academic Comparison

The next list compares two colleges briefly in important perspectives. You can compare two colleges with comprehensive information on the full comparison page.

VCU is a public and VUU is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
VCU has more expensive tuition & fees ($38,817) than VUU ($14,880).
It is harder to admit to VCU than VUU.
VCU has a higher submitted SAT score (1,160) than VUU (860).
VCU has more students with 28,082 students while VUU has 1,860 students.
VCU has a lower number of students per faculty with 16 to 1 while VUU's ratio is 17 to 1.
VCU has more full-time faculties with 2,183 faculties while VUU has 70 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Virginia Commonwealth University and Virginia Union University.

VCU	vs.	VUU
Richmond, Virginia	Location	Richmond, Virginia
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Doctor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
Research University (very high research activity)	Carnegie Classification	Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences
In-State$16,233 Out-Of-State$38,817	2024 Tuition & Fees	$14,880
73%	% Receiving Financial Aid	72%
$11,794	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$12,717

93.00 %	Acceptance Rates	98.02 %
25.00 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	14.99 %
1,160	SAT Score	860
26	ACT Score	-
64 %	Graduation Rate	39 %
20 %	Transfer-out Rate	33 %
85 %	Retention Rate	54 %
28,082	Student Population	1,860
2,183	Number of Faculties	70
16 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	17 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services, On-campus daycare	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services

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